Editing Gathering

Gathering is the process by which a player can collect crafting materials from [[#Resource Nodes|resource nodes]]. There are {{#ask:[[Category:Gathering Professions]]|format=count}} gathering professions: {{serial|{{#ask:[[Category:Gathering Professions]]}}}}.<br>
5 of any gathered material can be refined into crafting materials by using the appropriate profession's [[workbench]]. All gathering professions use the [[crafting#Using Workbenches]] system to refine materials.
==Process==
[[File:GatheringProgressBar.png|thumb|Progress bar for Herbalism. The item has not been identified yet.]]
[[File:IdentifiedProgressBar.png|thumb|A [[Fragrant Root{{!))}} has been identified.]]
The process of gathering can be outlined as follows:
:{{arrow}}To locate a gatherable resource, players must out for [[#Resource Nodes|distinguishable features]] of the node and a change in the cursor to a harvesting tool when hovering over the node.
:{{arrow}}Upon interacting with the node, a progress bar will appear above the skill menu. At first, the progress bar will show a generic icon and the name of the resource the player is gathering from.
:{{arrow}}There is a chance of identifying the item. Once an item is identified, the icon and name will change to the respective icon and name of the specific item that has been found.
:{{arrow}}If the progres bar finishes and no item was identified, no item will be gathered. The gathering process can fail after successful identifiaction, and no item will be gathered.
:{{arrow}}After an item has been identified and the progress bar finishes without failing, the item will drop from the resource node ready to be collected.
:{{arrow}}This process repeats until no more gathering attempts can occur at a resource, at which point the resource disappears and no more can be collected from that spot for a while.
All dropped gathering materials are client-side, meaning other players cannot see or take them.

==Bonuses==
Gathering '''bonuses''' can be achieved in the following ways:
:{{arrow}}Higher mastery level unlocks higher-tier resource nodes and increases gathering attempts.
:{{arrow}}Higher efficiency increases the chance of finding rarer resource and reduces the chance of gathering failure.

==Rewards==
Upon depleting a resource node, the player is '''rewarded''' with increased [[experience]] and [[efficiency]] for the corresponding profession. A gathering profession's efficiency will only increase if the player gathers resources whose tier is greater than or equal to the profession's [[Mastery Level]].
===Experience===
{{see|Experience#Gathering|Main Article:}}
The experience gained upon depleting a resource depends on the [[quality]] of the harvested items.<br>
Higher-quality harvested items yield substantially more experience.

==Resource Nodes==
[[File:Old_Magic_Tree.jpg|thumb|An Old Magic Tree logging node.]]
Each gathering profession can collect materials from three tiers of resource node. Only tier-3 nodes can produce uncommon-quality or above crafting materials.
===Appearance===
The general appearance of nodes per profession are as follows:
:{{arrow}}Butchery nodes take the form of carcasses of slain monsters. When hovering over a butchery node, the cursor will change into a skinning knife.
:{{arrow}}Herbalism nodes take the form of vibrant bushes. The cursor will change into a sickle when hovering over them.
:{{arrow}}Logging nodes take the form of blue trees. The cursor will turn into an axe when hovering over them.
:{{arrow}}Mining nodes take the form of ores. The cursor will change into a pickaxe when hovering over them.

===Types===
Resource node tiers are not to be confused with [[tier|item tiers]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Profession!!Node!!Tier!!Appearance!!Description
|-
!rowspan=4|<center>[[Butchery]]</center>
|-
|Lower||I||[[File:Butchery Node.jpg|100px]]
|-
|Middle||II
|-
|Prime||III
|-
!rowspan=4|<center>[[Herbalism]]</center>
|-
|Thick Bush||I||[[File:Thick Bush.png|100px]]||Red bulbs.
|-
|Old Bush||II||[[File:Old Bush.png|100px]]||Red and blue bulbs.
|-
|Ancient Bush||III||[[File:Ancient Bush.png|100px]]||Pink and purple bulbs.
|-
!rowspan=4|<center>[[Logging]]</center>
|-
|Magic Tree||I||[[File:Magic Tree.jpg|100px]]||Smaller tree with blue leaves.
|-
|Old Magic Tree||II||[[File:Old Magic Tree.jpg|100px]]||Tall tree with full coverage of blue leaves.
|-
|Ancient Magic Tree||III
|-
!rowspan=4|<center>[[Mining]]</center>
|-
|Metal||I||[[File:Metal.png|100px]]||Brownish ore.
|-
|Polymetal||II||[[File:Polymetal.png|100px]]||Gray ore with blue crystals.
|-
|Ancient Metal||III||[[File:Ancient Metal.png|100px]]||Reddish ore with purple and blue crystals.
|}

==See Also==
{{arrow}}[[:Category:Gathering Professions]]